A novel told in alternating verse. Narrators Edver, a Cuban American boy visiting his family in Cuba for the first time, and Luza, the Cuban sister Edver never knew he had, share unique perspectives on their lives, until they are forced to overcome their differences to protect something they both love—the Cuban jungle. Includes Glossary.

RGG: Homage to saving the natural world along with the Cuban diaspora. Plot is thin and convoluted. Mention of the extinction of the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker. Reading Interest: 11-13.

RGG: Homage to saving the natural world along with the Cuban diaspora. Plot is thin and convoluted. Mention of the extinction of the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker. Reading Interest: 11-13.

RGG: Homage to saving the natural world along with the Cuban diaspora. Plot is thin and convoluted. Mention of the extinction of the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker. Reading Interest: 11-13.

La poesía en verso libre es una forma intrigante y apropiada de desarrollar esta novela sobre una familia separada y reunida en la división Florida-Cuba. Contada a través de poemas que alternan entre las voces de la hermana y el hermano, Luza y Edver, vemos la historia de la misma familia desde dos perspectivas. Además de su experiencia de separación, los vemos viviendo sus vidas y teniendo experiencias adolescentes en este contexto. Es realmente un libro único pero universal. ( )